Deposed Bakwena ba Mogopa regent Emmanuel Segwagwa Mamogale will reassume his position at the helm of the platinum-rich tribe after successfully challenging last year’s decision by North West Premier Edna Molewa to relieve him of his duties. Motlalepule Mathibedi, who had replaced Mamogale, recently signed a mining deal worth R1,9-billion with African Platinum on behalf of the tribe.

Thuli Makhubu, the Mail & Guardian’s receptionist, is a few weeks away from giving birth to her second child. Sameer Mehta, her ”husband” of two years, whom she found out about two weeks ago, is in hiding, being protected from her wrath by the department of home affairs.

The department of environmental affairs and tourism has slammed the decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to suspend the sale of 60 tons of stockpiled ivory held by South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, arguing that it would not trigger an increase in poaching.

The prevalence of interpersonal violent crime in South Africa cannot be blamed on inadequate policing, law enforcement analysts said this week, after the Department of Safety and Security released the latest crime statistics. Antony Altbeker, a crime specialist and author of a recent book on the South African Police Service, said the problem has ”next to nothing to do with the inadequate policing” but a lot to do with poor human relationships.

The renovation and upgrading of infrastructure in and around the Samora Machel Memorial site in Mbuzini, Mpumalanga, is taking place without the blessing of the monument’s creator, José Forjaz, a close friend and former colleague of the deceased Mozambican president.